Ssyaf
Parent Partner, Tahoe CPS
Ssyaf, South Lake Tahoe, California, United States, 96153
Job Category : Peer Support/Advocacy/Mentor
Requisition Number : PAREN001519
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Posted: September 27, 2024
Full-Time
Locations
Showing 1 location Lake Tahoe CPS Office 3368 Lake Tahoe Blvd South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, USA *$1,000 Hiring Bonus, Additional $1,500 Spanish Speaking Bonus*
Peer advocate, lived experience, mental health, juvenile justice, and adoptions QUALIFICATIONS Education & Experience Minimum of High School Diploma or GED required Experience as a parent or caregiver of a child with a serious emotional disturbance receiving, or having previously received, services within child welfare Basic knowledge of public mental health/child welfare/juvenile justice/education systems, and the ability to advocate on behalf of clients in navigating and negotiating those systems ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Position Specific Program Intake
- Parent Partners participate at some level in the client intake process, ensuring that family members are aware of how to access advocacy and support services from Parent Partner. Coaching and mentoring
- Parent Partners coach and educate families (parents, caregivers, and youth) to acquire greater communication, system navigation, and self-regulation skills that are geared to help them take more effective advantage of treatment while assuring that their personal goals and outcomes are met. Outreach
- Parent Partners participate in CFT (Child and Family Team) meetings in family homes or in the community, assessing their strengths and challenges, providing parenting support, informing them about Stanford Sierra Youth & Families’ services, and linking them to community resources. Mutual Support and Education Groups
- Parent Partners offer ongoing education and support Groups that bring families with similar challenges and concerns together. Through support, information, and education, parents, caregivers, and youth are provided with a variety of tools that can help them to successfully cope with the challenges that they face when raising their children. Participation in Family and Youth Partnership Wellness and Position Specific Groups
- With the use of lived/living experience, personal wellness, connection, and support is necessary. FYP position specific groups are peer-to-peer connection points that provide opportunities for partnership, problem solving, and community. FYP Wellness group is a mandatory requirement for those with lived/living experience to address compassion fatigue and barriers that may come up in the work as a peer. Other groups such as our Recovery and Recharge are optional and are for those who keep recovery first. Participation in Agency Wide Program Meetings, Family Team Meetings and Management Decisions
- The voice and perspective of families (parents, caregivers, and youth) is crucial to the development of all agency decision-making, program development, and treatment planning. Parent Partners participate in program and child and family team meetings to give and exchange their perspectives on child and family strengths, parents as partners in the delivery of services and self-help support systems, as well as the expressed needs of families concerning how the agency may better accommodate family voice and choice in service delivery. Staff Consultation and Training
- Parent Partners provide ongoing feedback and training to staff on the importance of a family’s voice and choice and cultural sensitivity in all aspects of their treatment planning. Participation in the Hiring Process
- Parent Partners participate in the interview process for potential Stanford Sierra Youth & Families’ employees, providing an assessment of a potential candidate’s ability, skill, and inclination to provide services that are sensitive to, and inclusive of family voice and choice issues. Community Advocacy
- Parent Partners may participate in community trainings, workgroups, planning committees, client treatment reviews, and task forces related to children’s mental health, advocacy, and policy development. Grievance and Complaint support
- Parent Partners assist parents, caregivers, and youth with the grievance and complaint process. This includes mentoring, coaching, and educating parents, caregivers, and youth with communication, system navigation, and self-regulation skills, in addition to technical assistance in filling out forms and contacting appropriate administrators. Collateral Support
- Individual requests to provide collateral support to caregivers and parents are assigned to the Parent Partner by the FYP Manager. Agency Specific Performs all duties in a manner consistent with the principles and values of the agency, while adhering to applicable professional codes of ethics, the agency’s policies and procedures, contractor requirements, and regulatory requirements. Model and communicate appropriate positive attitudes toward the agency’s Mission, Vision, and Values. Work collaboratively with all agency programs and staff to provide support as needed. Utilize and maintain calendar with all work-related details in order to manage time effectively and share calendar information with coworkers. Participate in ongoing training to expand and develop professional skills. Perform other duties as necessary for the agency, as assigned. Employment At-Will Employment at the Agency is terminable at-will, which means that employment may be terminated at any time, without cause or reason, by either the employee or the Agency. In addition, the Agency may also demote, layoff, transfer, or reassign employees at any time at its sole discretion without cause or reason. Check out our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement Starting Salary Range: $20.00 - $24.00 DOE Qualifications
Skills
Preferred
Written and verbal communication
Advanced Work mobile, fast-paced environment
Advanced Work Independently
Advanced Time management
Advanced Multi-line phone management
Advanced Microsoft Office
Advanced Flexibility in schedule
Advanced Advanced Advanced Adhere to all confidentiality requirements
Advanced Ability to use laptop computer
Advanced Behaviors
: Motivations
: Education
Required
Lived Experience or better in Lived Experience as a Caregiver.
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Showing 1 location Lake Tahoe CPS Office 3368 Lake Tahoe Blvd South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, USA *$1,000 Hiring Bonus, Additional $1,500 Spanish Speaking Bonus*
Peer advocate, lived experience, mental health, juvenile justice, and adoptions QUALIFICATIONS Education & Experience Minimum of High School Diploma or GED required Experience as a parent or caregiver of a child with a serious emotional disturbance receiving, or having previously received, services within child welfare Basic knowledge of public mental health/child welfare/juvenile justice/education systems, and the ability to advocate on behalf of clients in navigating and negotiating those systems ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Position Specific Program Intake
- Parent Partners participate at some level in the client intake process, ensuring that family members are aware of how to access advocacy and support services from Parent Partner. Coaching and mentoring
- Parent Partners coach and educate families (parents, caregivers, and youth) to acquire greater communication, system navigation, and self-regulation skills that are geared to help them take more effective advantage of treatment while assuring that their personal goals and outcomes are met. Outreach
- Parent Partners participate in CFT (Child and Family Team) meetings in family homes or in the community, assessing their strengths and challenges, providing parenting support, informing them about Stanford Sierra Youth & Families’ services, and linking them to community resources. Mutual Support and Education Groups
- Parent Partners offer ongoing education and support Groups that bring families with similar challenges and concerns together. Through support, information, and education, parents, caregivers, and youth are provided with a variety of tools that can help them to successfully cope with the challenges that they face when raising their children. Participation in Family and Youth Partnership Wellness and Position Specific Groups
- With the use of lived/living experience, personal wellness, connection, and support is necessary. FYP position specific groups are peer-to-peer connection points that provide opportunities for partnership, problem solving, and community. FYP Wellness group is a mandatory requirement for those with lived/living experience to address compassion fatigue and barriers that may come up in the work as a peer. Other groups such as our Recovery and Recharge are optional and are for those who keep recovery first. Participation in Agency Wide Program Meetings, Family Team Meetings and Management Decisions
- The voice and perspective of families (parents, caregivers, and youth) is crucial to the development of all agency decision-making, program development, and treatment planning. Parent Partners participate in program and child and family team meetings to give and exchange their perspectives on child and family strengths, parents as partners in the delivery of services and self-help support systems, as well as the expressed needs of families concerning how the agency may better accommodate family voice and choice in service delivery. Staff Consultation and Training
- Parent Partners provide ongoing feedback and training to staff on the importance of a family’s voice and choice and cultural sensitivity in all aspects of their treatment planning. Participation in the Hiring Process
- Parent Partners participate in the interview process for potential Stanford Sierra Youth & Families’ employees, providing an assessment of a potential candidate’s ability, skill, and inclination to provide services that are sensitive to, and inclusive of family voice and choice issues. Community Advocacy
- Parent Partners may participate in community trainings, workgroups, planning committees, client treatment reviews, and task forces related to children’s mental health, advocacy, and policy development. Grievance and Complaint support
- Parent Partners assist parents, caregivers, and youth with the grievance and complaint process. This includes mentoring, coaching, and educating parents, caregivers, and youth with communication, system navigation, and self-regulation skills, in addition to technical assistance in filling out forms and contacting appropriate administrators. Collateral Support
- Individual requests to provide collateral support to caregivers and parents are assigned to the Parent Partner by the FYP Manager. Agency Specific Performs all duties in a manner consistent with the principles and values of the agency, while adhering to applicable professional codes of ethics, the agency’s policies and procedures, contractor requirements, and regulatory requirements. Model and communicate appropriate positive attitudes toward the agency’s Mission, Vision, and Values. Work collaboratively with all agency programs and staff to provide support as needed. Utilize and maintain calendar with all work-related details in order to manage time effectively and share calendar information with coworkers. Participate in ongoing training to expand and develop professional skills. Perform other duties as necessary for the agency, as assigned. Employment At-Will Employment at the Agency is terminable at-will, which means that employment may be terminated at any time, without cause or reason, by either the employee or the Agency. In addition, the Agency may also demote, layoff, transfer, or reassign employees at any time at its sole discretion without cause or reason. Check out our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement Starting Salary Range: $20.00 - $24.00 DOE Qualifications
Skills
Preferred
Written and verbal communication
Advanced Work mobile, fast-paced environment
Advanced Work Independently
Advanced Time management
Advanced Multi-line phone management
Advanced Microsoft Office
Advanced Flexibility in schedule
Advanced Advanced Advanced Adhere to all confidentiality requirements
Advanced Ability to use laptop computer
Advanced Behaviors
: Motivations
: Education
Required
Lived Experience or better in Lived Experience as a Caregiver.
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